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High School BBall Highlights

The New Mexico State High School Basketball tournament is nearing the home stretch.

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Updated: 10:50 PM MDT Mar 13, 2014

High School BBall Highlights

The New Mexico State High School Basketball tournament is nearing the home stretch.

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WEBVTT THE NEW MEXICO STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IS NEARING THE HOME STRETCH. THE SEMIFINALS ARE TAKING PLACE TODAY. ACTION 7 SPORTS REPORTER JACOB LEYVA HAS MORE. TONIGHT WE WILL FIND OUT WHO WILL BE ALL SMILES HOLDING THE COVETED STATE BASKETBALL TROPHY AND BANNER....AND WHO WILL BE WATCHING FROM HOME.... WE ARE GOING TO GET THINGS STARTED ON THE BOYS SIDE.... LETS' GO WITH LOS LUNAS TAKING ON ST. PIUS....THIS WAS A CLOSE ONE WE PICK IT UP LATE IN THE GAME... JACOB HOLLAND FOR THE TIGERS...DRIVES DOWN THE LANE AND FINISHES WITH THE NICE LEFT HAND LAY UP....MAKING IT LOOK EASY....ST.PIUS....WOULD HAVE AN ANSWER....THE BALL FINDS ITS WAY INTO THE WAITING HANDS OF EMILIO ARELLANO....WIDE OPEN FOR 3....AND WITH 14 SECONDS LEFT....THE SARTANS DOWN BY 2....ARELLANO DRIVES TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND PUTS UP THE SHOT FOR THE TIE....HITS BOTH SIDES OF THE RIM AND WILL NOT GO DOWN....LOS LUNAS ADVANCES TO THE 4A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME....WITH A 39 TO 36 WIN... A BIG MATCHUP IN 5A....THE 3 SEED ATRISCO HERITAGE AGAINST THE MATADORS OF SANDIA IN THE 2 SPOT.... SANDIA CAME OUT FIRING....JAMES LENCH DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST...DRILLS THE 3 BALL.....CORBIN WAKE ANSWERS RIGHT BACK WITH A STEP BACK 3 OF HIS OWN....THAT IS JUST PRETTY....ATRISCO HERITAGE WINS A TIGHT ONE....72 TO 68.....THEY ADVANCE TO THE FINALS.....HEAD COACH ADRIAN ORTEGA WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR TEAM..... i'm just very happy for our kids. I'm very very happy for our kids, they have put a tremendous amount of work in the off-season, during the season, and you know what they deserve it. THE GIRL'S FINALS ARE SET....IN THE 5A....VOLCANO VISTA WILL PLAY MAYFIELD...THAT GAME WILL BE ON SATURDAY.....THE 4A MATCHUP WILL BE LOS LUNAS AGAINST SANTA FE.... AND THE 3A WILL HOST SHIPROCK AGAINST THE RAMS OF PORTALES....BOTH OF THOSE GAMES WILL BE TOMORROW..... THE 3A BOYS HAVE THEIR SEMINFINALS TO FINISH TOMORROW MORNING... AND THEN WE ARE IN THE FULL FORCE TO SEE WHO WILL BE SAYING WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS..... ALL GAMES WILL NOW BE PLAYED AT THE PIT. THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES BEGIN TOMORROW WITH THE CLASS B

High School BBall Highlights

The New Mexico State High School Basketball tournament is nearing the home stretch.